The Game Awards Winner
Larian Studios swept with this 2023 “Dungeons and Dragons” inspired GOTY
Baldur’s Gate 3
This building block toy brand has partnered with many iconic franchises, like Star Wars, Marvel, and Harry Potter, to sell over 200 million video games
LEGO
After their success with Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre, Supergiant Games would take to the Underworld for this 2020 Roguelite hit
Hades
Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption
Rockstar
(Subnautica)
Usually the first vehicle you’ll craft, this little submarine can get you to 900m in depth when fully upgraded
Seamoth
Blizzard’s 2016 winner is the only FPS to ever receive the big award.
Overwatch
Tiger Woods has been featured on 18 different covers of this franchise
PGA Tour
Released in 2016, this farming life simulator, developed by one man, is Steam’s 2nd highest rated game of all time
Stardew Valley
Pokémon
GameFreak
(Dead Space 2023)
This religion believes humans were created by an alien race, and the only way to achieve afterlife is through the Marker
Unitology
Santa Monica Studios soft rebooted their classic hack-n-slash franchise with this 2018 winner.
God of War
This rhythm series got ahead of their competition by adding a drum kit and a microphone, back in their 2007 debu
Rock Band
Despite legal troubles with Nintendo, this monster collector would achieve Steam’s 3rd highest peak of all time, with over 2.1 million players at once
Palworld
Portal, Left 4 Dead, Team Fortress, Half-Life, Counter-Strike
(what a catalog!)
Valve
(Grim Fandango)
This organization, which employed Manny, was responsible for organizing travel packages through the Underworld
Department of Death (DOD)
The third main installment of BioWare’s fantasy franchise was the first Game Awards winner in the shows inceptive year of 2014.
Dragon Age: Inquisition
Originally released in 1971, this series was created as an educational game to teach students about the realities of 19th-century pioneer life
Oregon Trail
Wreak havoc on an unsuspecting village as a devious bird in this slapstick-stealth-sandbox game
Untitled Goose Game
The Witcher, Cyberpunk 2077
CD Projekt Red
(Deathloop)
This rare resource found through Blackreef is used to infuse weapons and abilities to persist between runs
Residuum
This studio has been the only one to win GOTY more than once, in 2019 and again in 2022, bringing their once-niche genre into the mainstream.
FromSoftware
Anthropomorphized bilateral animals clash in this artillery tactics combat franchise
Worms
This top down shooter, with its setting in its name, would eventually spawn a sequel with the subtitle “Wrong Number”
Hotline Miami
Limbo, Inside
Playdead
(Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe)
Stanley can experience this many different endings throughout his journey
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